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unpleasantries

un·pleas·ant·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-plez-uh n-tree]
    • /ʌnˈplɛz ən tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-plez-uh n-tree]
    • /ʌnˈplɛz ən tri/

Definitions of unpleasantries word

  • noun plural unpleasantries an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries. 1
  • noun unpleasantries plural of unpleasantry. 0
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Origin of unpleasantries

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; un-1 + pleasantry

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Parts of speech for Unpleasantries

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unpleasantries

unpleasantries popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unpleasantries usage trend in Literature

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